The Vatican has issued the preparatory document and a “handbook” for dioceses as part of the global church’s preparation for the 2023 assembly of the Synod of Bishops, discussing the theme, “For a synodal church: communion, participation and mission.”
Where Peter is: Canonists tackle regulating papal resignation, impeded See
“I don’t know where they got it from … that I was going to resign,” said the pope.
Afghanistan: Pope launches appeal for fasting, prayers for God’s mercy
With increased violence unfolding in Afghanistan, Pope Francis appealed to all Christians to fast and intensify their prayers.
Pope meets with genocide survivor who inspired his Iraq trip
Pope Francis held a private audience with Nadia Murad, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and survivor of the Islamic State-led genocide in Iraq, Aug. 26 at the Vatican.
Make sure evacuated kids will be reunited with parents, Vatican paper says
Heartbreaking images of mothers and fathers handing their infants and toddlers to U.S. soldiers during the evacuation of Kabul were like seeing the desperation of Jochebed, Moses’ mother, as she put him in a basket in the Nile River to save him, said an editorial in the Vatican newspaper.
Hypocrisy in the church is ‘detestable,’ pope says at audience
Hypocrites are afraid of the truth, fearful of who they really are and incapable of truly loving, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience.
Seek God through a relationship with Christ, others, pope says at Angelus
God can be found in the humanity of Jesus and in the people one meets in life, Pope Francis said.
Vaccination is an act of love, pope says in ad campaign
When each individual makes a small act of charity, like getting the COVID-19 vaccine, every gesture added together can transform the world, Pope Francis said in a global ad campaign.
U.S. Cardinal Burke on ventilator, ‘serious but stable’
U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke has been hospitalized and put on a ventilator less than one week after telling people he tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
Look to Christ, not the law, to receive new life, pope says at audience
What made Christian life radically new was the call for those who have faith in Jesus Christ to live in the Holy Spirit, who liberates from the law God handed down to Moses, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience.
Police investigating source of letter containing bullets addressed to pope
Italian police have launched an investigation after postal workers discovered an envelope containing three bullets and addressed to “the pope.”
Spiritual abuse occurs more frequently than believed, Vatican official says
The Vatican is investigating about a dozen founders of congregations of consecrated or religious life, and the most common allegations involve abuse of power or conscience, financial corruption or problems associated with “affectivity,” said a top official.